HMT Empire Windrush - Wikipedia
HMT Empire Windrush was a passenger motor ship that was launched in Germany in 1930 as the MV Monte Rosa. She was built as an ocean liner for the German shipping company Hamburg Süd. They used the ship to carry German emigrants to South America, and as a cruise ship.
Windrush: Who exactly was on board? - BBC
Apr 27, 2018 · The British troopship HMT Empire Windrush anchored at Tilbury Docks, Essex, on 21 June 1948 carrying hundreds of passengers from the Caribbean hoping for a new life in Britain - alongside...
Arrival of the SS Empire Windrush - Herts Memories
Oct 1, 2020 · The arrival of the Empire Windrush on 21 June 1948 at Tilbury in Essex marked the beginning of a period of migration that would eventually see over 500,000 Commonwealth citizens settle in Britain between 1948 and 1971, now generally referred to as ‘The Windrush Generation’.
The arrival of the Windrush - BBC Bitesize
The HMT Empire Windrush was a ship which travelled from the Caribbean to Britain in 1948. In June of that year the ship arrived at Tilbury near London.
HMT Empire Windrush: Your Guide To Its Arrival In ... - HistoryExtra
Jun 22, 2021 · The Windrush scandal – which saw elderly people who'd arrived here in the 1960s wrongly classified 50 years later as illegal immigrants – has to a degree soured the story of this great adventure. But it has also forced a reckoning with Britain's imperial and colonial past.
Windrush 100
The Windrush 100 network brings together hundreds of organisations and individuals to celebrate and commemorate the Windrush. It seeks to deepen our public conversation about the past, present and future of race in Britain – and to work towards the centenary vision of a …
Unravelling the Windrush myth: the confidential government ...
Jun 21, 2023 · In the twilight hours of June 21 1948, a weathered five-deck troopship transporting 1,027 passengers moored off Gravesend on the south bank of the river Thames. That evening, immigration...
Who were the Windrush generation and what is Windrush Day? - BBC
Jun 19, 2024 · Windrush Day has been held on 22 June since 2018, to celebrate the contribution Caribbean migrants and their families have made to the UK. HMT Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, Essex, in...
What is the Windrush Generation? - BBC Newsround
Sep 28, 2023 · After World War Two, thousands of people moved to the UK from the Caribbean - and they were known as the Windrush generation.
Windrush: A landmark in the history of modern Britain
Jun 22, 2018 · Enticed by the prospect of long-term job opportunities and prosperity, Caribbean men and women crossed the Atlantic in response to adverts for work in an attempt to tackle Britain’s labour shortage crisis.